Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
436 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-faced woodland warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It forms a superspecies with the closely related yellow-throated woodland warbler and the Laura's woodland warbler. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominate P. l. laetus ranges from Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Ruwenzori Mountains), south through SW Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi. The second subspecies, P. l. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 436 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Willow Warbler
LC

Willow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochilus

<5% · Rare
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

60–70% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

60–70% · Likely
Regal Sunbird
LC

Regal Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris regius

50–60% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

50–60% · Likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Black-faced Apalis
LC

Black-faced Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis personata

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 436 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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